diff --git a/include/sound/aw88399.h b/include/sound/aw88399.h
index a1e0de6be8ea..974b5774ac2b 100644
--- a/include/sound/aw88399.h
+++ b/include/sound/aw88399.h
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@
 #define AW88399_NOISE_GATE_EN_MASK	\
 	(~(((1<<AW88399_NOISE_GATE_EN_BITS_LEN)-1) << AW88399_NOISE_GATE_EN_START_BIT))
 
+#define AW88399_EPS_EN_START_BIT	(2)
+#define AW88399_EPS_EN_BITS_LEN		(1)
+#define AW88399_EPS_EN_MASK		\
+	(~(((1 << AW88399_EPS_EN_BITS_LEN) - 1) << AW88399_EPS_EN_START_BIT))
+
 #define AW88399_WDT_CNT_START_BIT	(0)
 #define AW88399_WDT_CNT_BITS_LEN	(8)
 #define AW88399_WDT_CNT_MASK		\
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/aw88399-lib.c b/sound/soc/codecs/aw88399-lib.c
index 809c2faa0c0c..1ba0147cf4df 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/aw88399-lib.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/aw88399-lib.c
@@ -183,6 +183,19 @@ static int aw_dev_check_sysst(struct aw88399 *aw88399)
 	else
 		check_val = AW88399_BIT_SYSST_SWS_CHECK;
 
+	/*
+	 * When an external power supply (EPS) is used to feed the amplifier
+	 * (EN_HVBAT bit in BSTCTRL10 set), the boost converter is bypassed,
+	 * and BSTS (boost finished) will never assert. Skip the BSTS check in
+	 * this case, matching the vendor driver's behavior.
+	 */
+	ret = regmap_read(aw_dev->regmap, AW88399_BSTCTRL10_REG, &reg_val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (reg_val & (~AW88399_EPS_EN_MASK))
+		check_val &= ~AW88399_BSTS_FINISHED_VALUE;
+
 	/*
 	 * On some hardware the BSTS (boost-finished) status bit does not
 	 * reliably assert even when audio output is working normally.